Thread: Possible solution to difficult situation in honing

Getting with an experienced honer/shaver will save you a lot of time and money.

Also, getting a razor honed by a pro will set the benchmark for your own honing.

Originally Posted by racer

I use the generic chinese ones from
aliexpress as, well, i still have no clear idea what i really need an what not. Whenever
i know what i'm doing i'll get decent stones and some beautiful gold etched straight razor
but meanwhile as learning is done, razors overhoned and stones used unevenly because
of perhaps wrong type of honing i'll stick to the cheap ones.

It is easier to ruin a razor on a cheap, poorly made hone than to destroy a hone with poor honing technique. Hones can be lapped flat, if you ruin a razor you have to remove a lot of metal to correct your mistakes.